Washing-machine draw-off



4 F. RUSSELL.

WASHING MACHINE DRAW-OFF.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21, 1920.

1,399,800. Patented Dec. 13, 1921.

UNITED sTs FOSTER nUssnLL; or SPOKANE, wasninoron. V

' wasnme-macnmn DRAW-err.

In this type of machine-, the problem of.

draw-off of the water fromthe tub is complicated by the fact that the water mustbe drawn off through the casing or housing thereby requiring an opemng 1n the latter. With such opening, the tub'mustbe 1n a position of rest, in present constructions, n order to make connection or place the tub in discharging relation with the device mount ed on the casing in order to dlscharge the water through the casing. With the crevices Y and corrugations with which tubs are provided, they must be rocked manually, in order to get the water completely drained ofl'.

Now the presentinvention has for its object the provision of a novel form of drawoif for this particular type of machinelin which the tub is always free to oscillate, or be manually oscillated, and wherein a drawoff connection is permanently established so that water can be drawn off from the tub, through the casing, at any stage of operation, withoutrequiring any opening in or of the casing, and with perfect freedom of,

movement of the tub to get all the water out of the corrugations.

In carrying out my invention, in one form, a flexible connection is made between the tub and the outside of the casing in such a manner that while the tub is always free to per.- form its oscillating movements, either by power or manually, it is permanently in draw-off connection so that the water may either be drawn off into a receptacle adjacent the outside of the casing, or to a point remote from the machine.

My invention will be more clearly understood from the following description of the drawing and will be more particularly pointed out in and'by the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1, is a vertical sectional view of the 1920. Serial No. 390,388.

lower portion of a Blue Bird washing machine showing a part of the tub broken away and illustrating one manner of adapting the device of my invention thereto.

Fig. 2, is arplan view, partly in section, and more clearly showing the points of connection of the flexible draw-off.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patanted Dec 3, 192

Application filed June 21, i

Like characters of reference designate similar views throughout the differentfig ures of the drawing.

As shown, the machine is provided with a skeleton frame composed of verticals and laterals suitably mounted on casters 3. e A casing or housing is vertically disposed about the frame and the sides thereof are desig nated at 4, 5, 6 and 7, for convenience in the description to follow. A tub is shown at 8 and the same is mountedon the frame to oscillate about an axis indicated at 9. The

bottom wall of the tub, indicated, at 10, is centrally elevated and openly corrugated for 1 a purpose whlch is not pertinent to this invention but which is shown to illustrate the manner in, which this invention operates to drain a tub of established form." Lateral portions 11, of the tub, are the lowermost depending portions and a drain pipe 12 transversely spans the arch formed by the elevated; bottom 10 and has its ends in communication with the portions "11" near one extreme end ofthe tub adjacent wall 4, as

shown in Fig. 2. This pipe 12, is at all times in open'communication with'the tub 8. I All of the foregoing is well known construction. Next describing whatconstitutes my in vention,-13 designates a nipple near the central portionof pipe 12 and extending hori-y zontally therefrom toward; wall-'6. From Flg. 1, itwill be seen-that nipple 13, is

; below the oscillating axis 9, and by reference to the dotted line'position of the tub: shown in Fig. 1, it will be seenthat oscillating movement of the tub imparts a very considerable movement to nipple 13. At

tached to this nipple 13, by any suitable clampv 14, is one end 15, of a flexible drawoff connection which may take the formi of a rubber hose 16. Thus this hose 16 is in permanent draw-off connection with the tub 8. This hose 16 is of suiiicient length to extend from nipple 13 to wall 6. Meanssuch as a supporting hook 17, attached to wall 6, may be employed to support the intermediate portion of the hose, although such support is not essential to my invention. The remaining end 18, of the hose 16,'is

shown fitted to the inner end of a cook 19,

by means of any suitable clamp 20. The cock 19 is mounted in wall 5, at a point remote from wall 4-, and very near to wall 6. Further, the hose 16, is of greatly ex;

cess length compared to a straight line intersecting the ends and 18 thereof, there being a very considerable slack at the right of the support 17.

Now it will be clear that this excess length of hose permits of the utmost freedom of oscillating movement of the tub 8 without the slightest resistance, and further, the arrangement is. such that the hose itself will not be subjected to any such bending stresses as would be wearing. This results from the length of hose employed giving the same a long sweeping, instead of a sharp bending movement, following the action of the oscillating tub.

It'will be seen that the cock 19, outside ofthe casing, controls the draw-off, therefore, I not only entirely eliminate the usual door opening in the casing, which is objectionable in many ways aside from the initial cost, but I provide the tub with a draw-0H which is at all times available irrespective. of the position of the tub, or

whether it is at rest or in motion. Itwill be obvious that if itis desired, the hose may be connected directly with the sewer or other place of deposition.

It is believed that my invention will be clearly understood from the foregoing, and I do not wish to be. limited except for such limitations as the claims may import.

I I claim:

l. A washing machine comprising an outer closed casing and a tub mounted for. to and fro movement in said casing, characterized by a flexible draivbfi' tube structure in fixed water receiving connection with said tub and extending through said casing and having a cock outsideot said casing, whereby draw-01f from said-tub may be eii'ected from the exterior of said casing without requir ing an opening therein.

2. A washing machine comprising an outer closed housing and a tub mounted for ing one of its ends connected to said tub and having its remaining end connectedto a portion of the said casing, adraw-ofi cock connected with the casing end of said tube and accessible from the exterior of said casing, said tube being of sufiicient length to enable the tub to freely oscillate irrespective of the draw-off through said tube[ 3. A washing machine comprising an outer closed casing and a tub mounted for oscillating movement inside of said casing, characterized by a flexible draw-oil tube having one of its ends connected to one end portion of the tub, the remaining end of said tube being in fixed connection with the casing said tube being of sufficient length to provide freedom of movement of said tub without resistance from said tube, the casing connection of said tube including a cock accessible for draw-0H from the exterior of said casing irrespective of whether the tub is at rest, in a tilted position or in motion. 7

t. A washing machine comprising an outer closed casing and'a tub mounted for oscillating movement inside of said casing, characterized by a flexible draw-off tube having one of its ends connected substantially centrally near one extreme end. portionof the tub and off-center with respect to the axis of oscillation of said tub, the remaining end of said tube extending across the interior of the casing and being in fixed connectionfwith a side of the casing, and said tube being of su'liicient length with respect to a straight line intersecting the points ofconnection of the' ends of said tube with said tub and casing to afford free dom of movement of said tub without resistance from said tube, and means forconrolling egress of waterfront the casing end of said tube, and means for supporting an intermediate portion of said tube.

In testimony that I claim'the foregoing as my own, I hereby afiix my signature.

FOSTER RUSSELL. 

